Improvement in bee-hives



No. 118,894. Patented sep. 12,1871.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BOBERSON ARNOLD, OF SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, WILLIAM B.WELLONS, AND EXUM B. BRITT, OF SAME,PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,894, datedSeptember 12, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, RoBEEsoN ARNOLD, of Suffolk, in the county ofNansemond an d in the State of Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bee-Hives; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of referencemarked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a bee-hivewith a passage clear through, underneath the brood-chamber, for themiller, so as to prevent the same from entering the brood-chamber.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referringto the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section, and Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of a bee-hive with my improvement.

I do not claim any novelty in the construction of the main portion ofthe hive, and therefore deem it not necessary to describe the same.

A is the broodchamber, provided with a false bottom, B, a suitabledistance above the base or main-bottom C of the hive. ais the entranceon the front side of the hive, made high enough so as to allow the beesto pass in and out above the bottom B, the front edge of which, at theentrance, is beveled, as shown in Fig. l. The sides of the space betweenthe bottoms C and B are filled up so as to form a passage, b, under thebottom B, clear through the hive, of the same width as the entrance c.The miller in trying to ef feet an entrance into the hive will pass intothis passage and there lay the eggs, which are easily removed byinserting a slide, D, from the rear side. This slide will then entirelyclear this passage of anything deposited therein. At certain times ofthe year there is no necessity for having this passage open, when theslide may remain therein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the brood-chamber A, of the false-bottom B withbevels m a: on its end, passage b, and slide D,'all constructed andarranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this5th day of December,

ROBERSON ARNOLD. Witnesses:

C. L. EvEET, J. E. HUTcHINsoN.

